ParallelVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR L JER G DAN SUS PR AZ BEL G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
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Num 22 V0 V1 V3 V5 V7 V9 V11 V13 V15 V17 V19 V21 V23 V25 V27 V29 V31 V33 V35 V37 V39 V41
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OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak, and it asked Bil’am, “What did I do to you that you beat me these three times?”![]()
OET-LV And_ YHWH _he_opened DOM the_mouth_of the_donkey and_she/it_said to_Bilˊām what have_I_done to/for_yourself(m) that/for/because/then/when you_have_struck_me this three feet.![]()
UHB וַיִּפְתַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־פִּ֣י הָאָת֑וֹן וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לְבִלְעָם֙ מֶה־עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי לְךָ֔ כִּ֣י הִכִּיתַ֔נִי זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ רְגָלִֽים׃ ‡
(vayyiftaḩ yhwh ʼet-piy hāʼātōn vattoʼmer ləⱱilˊām meh-ˊāsitiy ləkā kiy hikkītanī zeh shālosh rəgālim.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἤνοιξεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸ στόμα τῆς ὄνου, καὶ λέγει τῷ Βαλαὰμ, τί ἐποίησά σοι, ὅτι πέπαικάς με τρίτον τοῦτο;
(Kai aʸnoixen ho Theos to stoma taʸs onou, kai legei tōi Balaʼam, ti epoiaʸsa soi, hoti pepaikas me triton touto;)
BrTr And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she says to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me this third time?
ULT And Yahweh opened the mouth of the female donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
UST Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It asked Balaam, “Why have you hit me three times? How have I acted against you?”
BSB Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
OEB No OEB NUM 22:28 book available
WEBBE The LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
NET Then the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
LSV And YHWH opens the mouth of the donkey, and she says to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have struck me these three times?”
FBV The Lord gave the donkey the ability to speak and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you for you to beat me three times?”
T4T Then Yahweh enabled the donkey to speak! It said to Balaam, “What bad thing have I done to you that caused you to strike me three times?”
LEB Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What did I do to you that you struck me these three times?”
BBE Then the Lord gave the ass the power of talking, and opening her mouth she said to Balaam, What have I done to you that you have given me blows these three times?
Moff No Moff NUM 22:28 book available
JPS And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: 'What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?'
ASV And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
DRA And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said: What have I done to thee? Why strikest thou me, lo, now this third time?
YLT And Jehovah openeth the mouth of the ass, and she saith to Balaam, 'What have I done to thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?'
Drby And Jehovah opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
RV And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
(And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee/you, that thou/you hast smitten me these three times?)
SLT And Jehovah will open the mouth of the ass, and she will say to Balaam, What did I to thee that thou hast smitten me this three beats?
Wbstr And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Balaam, What have I done to thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
KJB-1769 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
(And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee/you, that thou/you hast smitten me these three times?)
KJB-1611 And the LORD opened the mouth of the asse, and shee saide vnto Balaam, What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smitten mee these three times?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps And the Lorde opened the mouth of the asse, and she sayde vnto Balaam: What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smytten me nowe three tymes?
(And the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam: What have I done unto thee/you, that thou/you hast smitten/struck me now three times?)
Gnva Then the Lord opened the mouth of the asse, and she saide vnto Balaam, What haue I done vnto thee, that thou hast smitten me nowe three times?
(Then the Lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee/you, that thou/you hast smitten me now three times?)
Cvdl Then opened the LORDE the mouth of ye Asse, and she sayde vnto Balaam: What haue I done vnto the, that thou hast smytten me now thre tymes?
(Then opened the LORD the mouth of ye/you_all Ass, and she said unto Balaam: What have I done unto them, that thou/you hast smitten/struck me now three times?)
Wycl And the Lord openyde the `mouth of the femal asse, and sche spak, What have Y doon to thee? whi smytist thou me, lo! now the thridde tyme?
(And the Lord opened the mouth of the female ass, and she spoke, What have I done to thee/you? why strike thou/you me, lo! now the third time?)
Luth Da tat der HErr der Eselin den Mund auf, und sie sprach zu Bileam: Was habe ich dir getan, daß du mich geschlagen hast nun dreimal?
(So did the/of_the LORD the/of_the donkey the mouth on/in/to, and they/she/them spoke to/for Bileam: What have I you/to_you(sg) did, that you(sg) me beaten have now three_times?)
ClVg Aperuitque Dominus os asinæ, et locuta est: Quid feci tibi? cur percutis me ecce jam tertio?[fn]
(And_opened Master mouth donkeys, and spoken it_is: What I_did to_you? cur you_strike me behold already third?)
22.28 Aperuitque. Ut arguatur per eam Balaam, et mutæ pecudis vocibus confutetur, qui divinus videbatur et sapiens. Et locuta est. ISID. Asina cui Balaam sedet, angelum videt, et loquitur; id est bruta Gentilitas, quam quondam Balaam, id est, seductor idololatriæ, quasi brutum animal et nulla ratione renitens, quo voluit errore substravit; sed ista angelum vidit quem homo videre non potuit, et vidit, et detulit, et locuta est; ut agnosceremus sub adventu magni angeli, illam gentilem plebem mutata duritie stoliditatisque natura solutis Deo linguis locuturam. ORIG. hom. 14. Asina cui Balaam sedebat, etc., usque ad major autem his charitas, quæ sola nunquam cadit.
22.28 And_opened. As may_be_accused through her Balaam, and mute sheep voices may_be_refuted, who/which divine it_seemed and wise. And spoken it_is. ISID. Asina to_whom Balaam is_sitting, a_messenger/angel he_sees, and speaks; that it_is brute Gentile, how once Balaam, that it_is, seducer idolatry, as_if brute_beast animal and none by_reason struggling, where wanted by_mistake spread_out; but these_(ones) a_messenger/angel he_saw which man to_see not/no could, and he_saw, and carried, and spoken it_is; as we_would_acknowledge under arrival great messengers/angels, her Gentile the_people changed hardness and_stupidity nature/element loosed to_God tongues/languages about_to_speak. ORIG. man. 14. Asina to_whom Balaam was_sitting, etc., until to major/greater however his charity, which alone never/certainly_not falls.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מֶה־עָשִׂ֣יתִֽי לְךָ֔ כִּ֣י הִכִּיתַ֔נִי זֶ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ רְגָלִֽים
what? done to/for=yourself(m) that/for/because/then/when you,have_struck_me this three times
The donkey is using the question form to protest what Balaam has done, not to ask for information. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I have done nothing to you that should make you strike me these three times!]